Publications by authors named "Torrey Schmidt"
Article Synopsis
- A study called PEERLESS compared two catheter methods, large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT), for treating intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) in 550 patients, focusing on various health outcomes.
- The results showed that LBMT led to fewer complications and less need for intensive care compared to CDT, including lower rates of clinical deterioration and ICU admissions.
- Although LBMT had better short-term outcomes, there were no significant differences in mortality or major bleeding between the two treatment methods after 30 days.
The history of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is marked by rapid technological advancements that have taken place over the past 40 years. After a period of balloon angioplasty, which was marred by risk of abrupt vessel closure and vessel recoil, balloon expandable metal alloy stents were the mainstay of PCI. The introduction of drug eluting stents (DES) targeted in-stent restenosis, a common mode of stent failure, and ushered in the current PCI era.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate radiation reduction by reducing fluoroscopy pulse rate in diagnostic cardiac catheterizations and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) as well as outcomes at 30 days and six months.
Background: Radiation exposure to the public at large has increased dramatically over the past three decades, and the cardiac catheterization laboratory is a large contributor. Fluoroscopy pulse rate is one way to decrease radiation exposure.
Patient: Male, 67 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) syndrome Symptoms: Bilateral wrist swelling Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Rheumatology.
Objective: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment.
Background: Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) syndrome is a rare clinical entity characterized by the sudden onset of inflammatory arthritis and marked pitting edema on upper and lower extremities.
Introduction: A laugh-induced seizure is an unrecognized condition and to the best of our knowledge no case has been reported in the medical literature until now. We present an interesting and extremely rare case in which laughing generated the seizure activity that was recorded and confirmed by video electroencephalography.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old obese Caucasian man with history of bipolar disorder and chronic headache presented with multiple episodes of seizures, all induced by laughter while watching comedy shows.